A Manager Obtains an Assignment That Brings Him into Contact

question 56

Multiple Choice

A manager obtains an assignment that brings him into contact with many managers and many functions so that he can obtain information that can be used to make him and his function nonsubstitutable. Which of the following political tactics is being used by this manager?

• A) using unobtrusive power
• B) creating a coalition
• C) controlling the agenda
• D) increasing centrality

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Definitions:

Cattle

Large domesticated bovines raised for their meat, milk, or hides, but in economic context, it broadly relates to agricultural commodities.

Opportunity Cost

The expense incurred by not selecting the second-best choice while deciding or preferring one option to another.

Cars

Motor vehicles with four wheels, primarily used for transporting people rather than goods.

Lumber

Wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production.